Belgian scientists make novel water-from-urine machine
Reuters: A team of scientists at a Belgian university say they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy, a technique which could be applied in rural areas and developing countries.
While there are other options for treating waste water, the system applied at the University of Ghent uses a special membrane, is said to be energy-efficient and to be applicable in areas off the electricity grid.
"We're able to recover fertilizer and drinking water from urine using just a simple process and solar energy," said University of Ghent researcher Sebastiaan Derese.
The urine is collected in a big tank, heated in a solar-powered boiler before passing through the membrane where the water is recovered and nutrients such as potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus are separated. Cont'd...
Ballard Announces Strategic Collaboration and Equity Investment Deal With Broad-Ocean
Ballard Power Systems today announced that Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. has entered into a strategic collaboration with Ballard which includes a $28.3 million equity investment in Ballard, representing 9.9% of the company following the transaction.
Solar Impulse proves innovation, technology and pioneering mindset can address global challenges
ABB alliance partner Solar Impulse completes round-the-world flight with zero fuel, showing we can run the world without consuming the earth. As a pioneering technology leader, ABB is putting this message into practice
EROEI or IOU?
Energy Returned Over Energy Invested - a concept introduced in a paper by Dr John Morgan, which I found in Principia Scientific under the heading The Catch-22 of Energy Storage.
Sun Bandit® Celebrates Certification of World's First PV-Powered, Solar Water Heating Solution
Home builders, property owners and contractors are all fired up about Sun Bandits new breed of off-grid, PV-powered solar hybrid water heating. It's the first major industry innovation in over a century.
Natural Power to showcase water well drilling in Dumfries and Galloway
Helping farmers, landowners and households to plan and install private water supplies.
Coal as Renewable Clean Energy. 'By turning coal to graphite, which can collect and store heat from the sun, one can produce electricity.' M - Power Corp.
CVMR® has been able to convert natural coal to graphite flakes, powders and graphite blocks at much lower cost than the current methods in use. They have simultaneously managed to produce graphene from methane gas.
Turbines for First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
The Maritime Executive: Preparations for the groundbreaking Block Island Wind Farm – America's first – are well under way, with the regulatory permits obtained, the funding procured and the jacket installation complete. Now the actual equipment for the farm, towers, blades and five massive turbines have been shipped, ready for assembly.
The blades arrrived in Providence, RI from Denmark on the general cargo shipSuomigracht late last month, and the turbines are on board the Fred Olsen jackup construction vessel Brave Tern, currently under way across the North Atlantic. When theTern arrives, it will begin the process of installing the towers; that work is expected to begin in August.
The 20-mile cable connecting Block Island with the mainland was completed on June 28 – providing the island with its first electrical and fiber optic connection ever. Deepwater Wind, the developer and operator of the farm, has completed a separate cable linking the facility with Block Island, and expects to finish cable linkages between the five wind towers this month. Cont'd...
Why flying a kite could be the future of clean energy
Antony Michels for Yahoo Finance: David Schaefer wants to sell $50,000 kites to farmers to help them generate electricity by harnessing the power of the wind.
Schaefer, 54, is the CEO of eWind Solutions, a Beaverton, Oregon, company he founded in 2013 after quitting his job as director of mechanical engineering at Xerox.
“Imagine when you were a kid in a field flying the kite,” Schaefer says. “When the wind picks up you remember feeling that pull on the string. Well that pull is really energy. That’s what we’re doing. We’re harnessing that energy.” Cont'd...
Australia Solar Photovoltaic Market is likely to witness significant gains in this region owing to the surge in demand from residential and commercial sectors
"Australia Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Market Size, Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Application Potential, Price Trend, Competitive Landscape & Forecast, 2016 - 2023"
Africa solar photovoltaic market size is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of over 10% from 2016 to 2023: Global Market Insights Inc.
"Africa Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Market Size, Industry Outlook Report, Regional Analysis, Application Development, Price Trend, Competitive Landscape & Forecast, 2016 - 2023"
PVinsights: Solar prices extend longest losing streak since 2016
The prices of both multi-crystalline and mono-crystalline modules continue to tumble this week. The slower demand in China has triggered fears over solar market turbulence, not just in China but across the Asia, with contagious spillovers to the global markets. The solar panel prices in China have experienced a great pressure as the competition among the suppliers become extremely intense in order to compete for limited solar projects especially after more domestic production capacities ramped up by Chinese 2nd tier suppliers. Meanwhile, in order to digest the excess stockpiles that left from slow China demand, the 2nd tier Chinese module suppliers also intend to strengthen its presences in the key solar markets, India and SEA where no punitive tariff are enforced. Hence, solar panel prices in these regions have seen fierce price competition with price quotes around $0.40/watt.
Ballard Signs Follow-On Technology Solutions Agreement With Leading Global Automotive OEM
Ballard Power Systems today announced that it has signed a follow-on Technology Solutions contract with an unnamed leading global automotive OEM.
SEPA ISSUES 2015 SOLAR MARKET SNAPSHOT
Market trends show record growth mixed with technological and policy challenges
DuraTrack HZ v3 Made a Splash on Display at Intersolar NA 2016
Array Technologies' industry leading solar tracker showcased simplicity and flexibility.
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